Quick as a flash of lightning, I accepted a challenge by fellow blogger Annika Perry to try my hand at writing a fast-paced poem for this week’s blog. It actually uses the German word blitz to describe the form. Contained within are events of the past week.
Pomegranate and Awaken
cut the chase
cut the pomegranate
pomegranate arils
pomegranate tasty
tasty and sweet
tasty and red
red robin bobbin’
red robin in garden
garden snow-covered
garden still dormant
dormant only parsley
dormant but for daffodils
daffodils trying to flower
daffodils not ready
ready for yellows
ready for spring
spring in your step
spring showers
showers gently falling
showers bring green
green buds
green leaves
leaves in table
leaves on trees
trees swaying
trees housing birds
birds finding worms
birds singing
singing arias
singing anthems
anthems sweet
anthems in choir
choir rehearsals
choir practice
practice piano
practice voice
voice soprano
voice coach
coach sports
coach the team
team members
team spirit
spirit renewed
spirit and souls
souls praying
souls awaken
awaken cues
awaken nature
nature
cues
Dr. Mary Ann Niemczura 
Mary Ann, I just love your Blitz poem!! 😀 This is wonderful and flows with quick ease. There are lovely touches throughout – for example as it switches between topics such as ‘ready for spring / spring in your step’ and ‘team spirit / spirit renewed’, the latter linking from team spirits to the renewal of one’s spirits as Spring is arriving (albeit slowly!). You capture the essence of Spring itself whilst also sharing interesting details of your life – I know how much music is part of your life and I enjoyed reading about the piano and choir practice. Well done and so glad you took up the challenge!😀❤️ BTW the photographs are great and give a real feel of the winter you are still experiencing. I also enjoy taking pictures of animal tracks in the snow and I see you’re having some tree-felling work. Have a lovely rest of the weekend! It’s Mothering Sunday here tomorrow so I’m expecting to be spoilt! 😀
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Well, happy mothering Sunday to you, Annika. I know you will be spoiled in a royal fashion by the men in your family! Glad you discovered the way my mind worked with this poem challenge too. It was fun. Now let me find the link to the “rules” of the poem. title. Thank you for such positive feedback. Much appreciated.
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Well, here are some rules especially on how to name the poem:
•Line 1 should be one short phrase or image (like “build a boat”)
•Line 2 should be another short phrase or image using the same first word as the first word in Line 1 (something like “build a house”)
•Lines 3 and 4 should be short phrases or images using the last word of Line 2 as their first words (so Line 3 might be “house for sale” and Line 4 might be “house for rent”)
•Lines 5 and 6 should be short phrases or images using the last word of Line 4 as their first words, and so on until you’ve made it through 48 lines
•Line 49 should be the last word of Line 48
•Line 50 should be the last word of Line 47
•The title of the poem should be three words long and follow this format: (first word of Line 3) (preposition or conjunction) (first word of line 47)
•There should be no punctuation
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I absolutely love the symmetry and flow of your piece. I read it through three times and was able to feel myself being shuttled along, as if inside interlocking links. Wonderful connectivity Dr. Mary. Enjoyed it.
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How wonderful to hear your kind and appreciative words. I tried to follow the “rules” of writing such a poem. Annika Perry didn’t realize when she wrote hers that were rules regarding writing the title of the poem. I added the rules under one of my replies on this post. I actually find myself re-reading it and finding new images based on feedback. Thank you, kind sir. How is Boulder these days?
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Salem Massachusetts is wonderful Dr. Mary. I rewrote Mytwosentences 156-161. Preston Tapley Chronicles are back on track. My last 6 posts were bad. Just bad. Thank you for your inspirational and continuous support, it helped me realize my sloppiness.
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No need for apologies. We all have our “off” days and we are our own worse critics. Salem? How did I miss that. I am Massachusetts born, Palmer. Last place we lived was Sturbridge before we moved to Colorado when I was 10. I will have to look again at 156-161. Thanks and have a wonderful day. Happy writing!
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I liked it, not least because of all the spring imagery since I’m looking forward to pleasant spring weather arriving very soon now. 🙂
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Great feedback. Spring is a date on the calendar and in Upstate New York, we are known to have snow in April. In between there are hints of spring. I watch the daffodils struggle and listen to the birds singing. Wonderful inspiration for me.
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Daffodils are always a very welcome sight.
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Just have green shoots here, snow on the ground and awaiting the flowers. ^__^ The tulips in Amsterdam are also a gorgeous sight.
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I can imagine. I’ve been to Amsterdam several times and thought it a pretty place. Tulips could only make it even prettier. 🙂
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There’s something magical about Europe every time I visit. I think it is the fact that the buildings are so old and well preserved. I love to listen to all the different languages too. ^__^
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I agree completely. It’s a beautiful and remarkably diverse place. 🙂
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So when is your next trip there?
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I have no plans (or money!) at the moment, but one day I’ll get out there. 🙂
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Save up. It’s well worth the trip. Brush up on languages too. 🙂
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